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Another Hsu Yun poem…
Found this poem, thought I would share The water and my mind have both settled down Into perfect stillness. Sun and moon shine bright in it. At night I see in the surface The enormous face of my … Continue reading
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Bringing us back to shore
Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink. ~Shunryu Suzuki The waves will bring us all back to shore. What form we return in depends on how we deal with … Continue reading
Reborn in emotion
My goal here is not to complain, but to observe. Observe the situation and watch my reactions to the phenomenon. Yesterday was a near complete fail in mindfulness, but that’s okay. It was yesterday. Today I realize where I went wrong, and can kind of laugh at myself. Continue reading
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On Karma and Rebirth
There are some ideas that aren’t reconciling with each other in my head. Karma and Rebirth are clashing, and I can’t seem to wrap my head around them. But maybe it doesn’t matter much. Maybe it isn’t something I need to spend much time worrying about. Although they are central concepts to Buddhism, trying to figure them out fully isn’t going to help me right here, right now. Continue reading
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